The overlapping burden of the three leading causes of disability and death in sub-Saharan African children

• Main Authors: Reiner Jr., Robert C., LBD Triple Burden Collaborators, Hay, Simon I., Car., Josip
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Africa South of the Sahara; Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171300
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Despite substantial declines since 2000, lower respiratory infections (LRIs), diarrhoeal diseases, and malaria remain among the leading causes of nonfatal and fatal disease burden for children under 5 years of age (under 5), primarily in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The spatial burden of each of these...